Department of Psychology

 

 

 

 

Cognitive Program Overview - Visit the Cognitive Area Web Site for more informaion

The Cognitive Psychology program at Penn State emphasizes research and theory in a variety of subareas of cognitive psychology and human performance. All cognitive students' programs emphasize basic theoretical issues and research methodologies in cognitive psychology, but individual programs vary widely depending upon the student's substantive interest. As in the other programs in the department, the student works with his or her faculty adviser to develop an individualized program of major and minor areas. Faculty and students in the cognitive area participate in a weekly "bag lunch" that provides opportunities to discuss ongoing research projects and issues. Graduates of the program are prepared to enter research and teaching positions in university or college settings, or to work in applied research organizations.

Students in the Cognitive Psychology program may choose elective courses from, or minor in, areas such as linguistics, computer science, and kinesiology (motor control). In addition to existing opportunities at the College of Medicine at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA, the new School of Information Sciences and Technology and the new Center for Language Acquisition on the University Park campus provide resources for faculty and students interested in cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience. More than fifty faculty members in other departments of the University also have interests in cognitive research that complement those of the cognitive faculty and students, providing a broad range of interdisciplinary perspectives.

Core Faculty at the University Park Campus
Short Bios of all the Core Faculty

Name (homepage)	E-mail	Office	Phone
Brown, Frederick	f3b@psu.edu	440 Moore	863-1716
Carlson, Richard	racarlson@psu.edu	613 Moore	863-1736
Gilmore, Rick	rog1@psu.edu	622 Moore	865-3664
Kroll, Judith	jfk7@psu.edu	641 Moore	863-0126
Rosenbaum, David	dar12@psu.edu	642 Moore	863-1991
Weiss, Dan	djw21@psu.edu	643 Moore	863-2265
Wenger, Michael	mjw19@psu.edu	620 Moore	863-6023

Other Faculty and Programs:

School of Information Science and Technology
Frank E. Ritter, Ph.D. (Carnegie Mellon University)
email: ritter@ist.psu.edu
 •Cognitive architectures; cognitive models of perception and action, learning, and/or emotion in HCI